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[Mulholland Drive]

My tree is on order via Amazon - only a small fake one as I guess I will be the only person in my home during Christmas. Although I'm hoping to get my g/f over now that BlowJob Boris has graced up with 5 days off from this lockdown cobblers.

I guess its going to be a difficult and very emotional time for a lot of people during Christmas and New Year, especially those who live alone and/or don't cope very well at this time of year regardless of Covid and the lockdown

Last day of November today, and its going to be a busy one for me, workwise. Which I'm happy about because it keeps my mind from wandering, especially when I listen to the news.


Have a great day, peeps! x

 

[Tilly3]

Let’s get together and talk shit, many of us cross paths on different threads so let’s chat shit!

I’ll start, before I go to bed, have you had a good day/ night?

 

[Mulholland Drive]

(Sorry. Just lurking while having you all in my bed with my chocolate digestives )

 

[Mulholland Drive]

Living on my own it really is quite a bonus to have someone enter my home and fill a silent void.

My g/f has just arrived, and I have to say I am so happy to have someone to talk to face2face in my own home. Even digging out an extra mug for tea, or a plate for a slice of cake makes a difference between a house with just me in it and someone else

 

[DCICassieStuart]

Just keeping my fingers crossed for 2021. I'm afraid I'll jinx thing by saying that "Whatever happens, it can't be as bad as this year"

 

[JLXRD]

Agree @Bezolabub, I want to be positive for 2021 too! I’m trying to be cautious though with my optimism.

I like the journaling idea, I have just bought a 2021 planner - I thought of it as a show of faith to the universe of my hopes for 2021, hoping my faith gets rewarded with a bit less of a shot show and a year where I might actually need a planner again

 

[Makaraka]

White wine drinkers, can you recommend a nice white to me please? Budget around £10-£15.

I need to get a bottle for a friend of mine for Christmas and she only drinks white. Problem is I only drink red, so don't have a clue what to go for. I know Pinot Grigio and Sauvignon Blanc are probably the most popular, but don't know if there's an preferred brand?

She's quite easy going so I'm sure she'll be happy enough anyway, but would love to hear any recommendations that anyone might have

Bit late, but Aldi have a new white wine it’s a Sancerre, £11.99
Really really nice.

 

[watermelon sugar]

My fella keeps saying he's going to but he never does calls himself a part time gardener he's crap

 

[Mulholland Drive]

Sometimes clients really do my head in!

You book an appointed time well in advance so that I can PC Anywhere, to their machine in order to solve an issue. But rather than sitting at their desk to go through what their problem is, they bugger off to either look after their kids, the dogs/cats... or in this case to start lunch!

If they were going to be busy why book an appointment for this time of day!?

Anyway, fixed their problem and all is good. But what should have taken 20 minutes took 50, and all because I had to wait and wait for her to get back to her desk and help out with a couple of mouse clicks

I too should do something with my garden, but I can't be arsed either

I like this thread: helps me vent

 

[watermelon sugar]

A friend of mine has a Border Terrier from a pup of about 8 weeks. And for about 5 or 6 months it would yap, bite, nip at his feet constantly.

But it was just going through a typical "teething" phase, and what my friend found once his pup had his last set of inoculations, was to take him outside for a walk (on a lead of course). After a couple of days of this the pup soon stopped the nipping

Sounds like my baby

 

[Mulholland Drive]

Hope you have a lovely time @Bezolabub

Hope things are okay? Noticed you've been quiet today! I also know you've been wanting to go to SA, sending all my love

Thanks.

I have my PCR test on the 16th, and if all goes well, fly out from Heathrow on the 18th, and returning to the UK in the middle of March when Spring is just round the corner, along with lighter & warmer days

 

[Makaraka]

She's a nightmare. She's kicked off before on Xmas day because her little nieces and nephews were 'getting too much attention'

She behaves like a spoilt child, and when she has a few drinks in her she can turn nasty.

Oh my god sounds so similar!
at our engagement party she kicked off because people were congratulating us and no one wanted to “hear” about her new job...
(She was a cleaner at the time, diamond rings and wedding plans are much more exciting than dirty bogs)
Kicked off because she wanted to be a bridesmaid which was fine I was going to ask her, but then didn’t show up to dress tryings on and had zero interest. Complained about each dress I had chosen.
My hen do - the same ole story told me I wasn’t good enough for her brother
Surprisingly tame at the wedding but did have a dig because my husband made a comment about her being the oldest bridesmaid.

she had a 40th birthday party when we came out of the first lockdown just family and a couple of her friends. She went crazy at me and her boyfriend for having a private chat - he was proposing a couple of days later and he asked for advice

 

[JLXRD]

I feel the same about the little tattle fam I’ve found on various threads, it’s always nice when you find like minded people and find yourselves liking each other’s posts all the time!

have you guys got your Christmas decorations up yet? I had been thinking I’ll do it tomorrow but completely cba still.

 

[DCICassieStuart]

After much deliberation have finally decided to fly out to South Africa this month after all.

Contacted the SA Embassy earlier today, and I will be allowed to enter Johannesburg on the proviso of a PCR certificate. So have booked a PCR test and also a flight out.

I was hoping to spend Christmas and New Year here in the UK, but try as I might I really can't, and need a fresh start elsewhere. I just want to be back home with my family rather than cooped up here in the middle of winter.

If all goes well over there, I will be putting my home up for sale, give up my job and move to J'Burg permanently in the Spring.

Got to be optimistic I guess

Hope you have a lovely time @Bezolabub

 

[Tilly3]

I personally prefer McGuigans Black Label, I usually drink red but it’s playing havoc with my teeth it makes them yellow. I think they’re 2 for £10 at Morribobs at the min, usually retail between £7/8 normally. Hope this helps

 

[Rosie878]

I wish I could start a thread but still new so cant, My brother split with his fiancé they have been together for 15years and have kids, My sister in law is like a sister to me we are so close, it was her that left my brother (I understand why as he wasn’t the best at putting her first) and now with someone new within a matter of weeks, she is distancing herself from me and I feel really hurt (I know I sound weird and selfish) it’s like I’m grieving but can’t explain

That sounds really tough. It’s absolutely understandable that you are grieving - don’t give yourself a hard time for it.
I’m sure her avoiding you isn’t personal but connected to her feelings regarding the break-up. She probably needs some distance but I’m sure it won’t be forever - if you’re the auntie to her kids then you will always be in each other’s lives.

Yay a chat thread! I discovered Tattle this year ands its been a great distraction for me. My mum's lifestyle caught up with her and shes been seriously ill(she is much better but still having to have carers daily) she got herself into a mess with finances(some in my name) which I used all my savings to clear. Shes opened up about her mental health and also dropped that my grandad and his friends would sexually abuse her. All of this and my dad suffering with depression, we cant even tell him about the finances or my mums abuse yet as hes not in the right frame of mind to deal with it. At one point i thought I was going to have a nervous breakdown.
I have had major anxiety all my life(its never been treated) due to my mum and the last 15 years or so I expected a phone call in the night expecting she had passed away.
The new year will hopefully be me getting help, I tried once and my gp brushed me off and my sister(who suffers depression herself) brushed me off too. It's hard being the "calm, organised" one, I cant tell you how many times ive cried in the shower just to let it out. I might look strong but I'm a good actress when it comes to my feelings.

Sorry this has turned into a massive vent but I feel like i needed it tonight.

So sorry for all you are going through. I really hope 2021 is the year you can put yourself first.

I have a friend who has spent years being the carer of her family through various ailments and dramas and has sacrificed lots of things she wanted to achieve for herself. It breaks my heart.

He's 9 months now, I was the same. I was so excited to do lots of things with him. He was born 4 weeks before lockdown so we seen our close family but most of his life has been in lockdown. I haven't seen a HV or midwife the entire time hes been here, he hasn't been weighed since he was 7 weeks old. I get on the scales with him but think its dodgy ha my family live in another town and im stuck with my boyfriends family round us, I only get to see my Mum once in a blue moon. My son doesn't recognise any of my family every time he sees them. Its so shit and depressing

Not to mention my boyfriends getting on my nerves atm too!!

Is he your first baby? That’s so tough. I have a 5 year old as well as a 5 week old so I knew what to expect but it’s still tough not being able to plan things and it did feel like there was less support during pregnancy. The school run is quite handy for giving my day some structure though I don’t appreciate the early starts on no sleep I’ve booked a baby class starting in Jan so hopefully that will go ahead

 

[DCICassieStuart]

I've never spent Christmas with my boyfriend before let alone a baby, so it'll be new and different. I wanted the whole day to just be the 3 of us for babys first Christmas but my fellas Mum kicked up a fuss. Shes an arsehole. So we're seeing them in the morning. She wanted to stay at our house LOL. I put my foot down at that one. I said no, if we're seeing you, we're seeing my family too. So his family are in the morning mine are in the evening

At least you can get the visit to her out of the way early and enjoy the rest of the day with your own family.

I have no idea what we're doing this year, but I've told my husband that I'm NOT going to his mother's for the day. His spoilt sister will be there as well, looking for attention from everyone and turning on the tears if she doesn't get it fast enough.

She's 46 .....

 

[Tilly3]

I’m with you on the Covid front, a lot of it is speculation and makes you unsure what to believe, I follow Professor Karol Sikora on Twitter and base my opinions on what he has to say.
I really need to get out and pick the leaves up in the garden but I can’t be arsed!

 

[DCICassieStuart]

Makaraka and Cassie my BIL sounds like your SIL's!!! Can't stand my boyfriends family, their all arseholes!!!

I'm staying away till it calms down a bit with the shops, its gonna be chocka

The only decent one in my husband's family was his Dad who passed away a couple of years ago. He was a lovely man, an absolute gent.

It's just a shame that none of them took after him and they all got the selfish attention seeking personality from MIL instead

I know I must sound like a right cow, but they've all been horrible to me over the years.

 

[Mulholland Drive]

Morning, we have a 9 week old puppy biting like mad no matter how many chew toys etc he still prefers our hands and ankles...I'm ready for the hills hope you all have a good day x

A friend of mine has a Border Terrier from a pup of about 8 weeks. And for about 5 or 6 months it would yap, bite, nip at his feet constantly.

But it was just going through a typical "teething" phase, and what my friend found once his pup had his last set of inoculations, was to take him outside for a walk (on a lead of course). After a couple of days of this the pup soon stopped the nipping